Toronto man charged after ex-girlfriend stabbed

A 50-year-old man appeared in court Sunday after allegedly stabbing his ex-girlfriend in the head in the middle of the night.

Police said the man had made his way to his ex-girlfriend’s home in the Dufferin and Lawrence area where he waited for her to return. “He confronted her at her home,” Staff Sergeant Mike Mullen of 32 Division said.

After arriving home around 2 a.m., the woman, 39, was stabbed once in the top of the head. She was taken to hospital where she was treated and released with non-life threatening injuries.

Emanual Almeida is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and assault with a weapon after being arrested at about 7:30 a.m. Sunday. Mr. Almeida was scheduled to appear at Old City Hall court on Sunday. “He is still in police custody,” Staff-Sgt. Mullen said.